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Patching Up Relations with Russia

Posted December 21st, 2016 at 10:56 am (UTC-5)
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NATO will celebrate its 70th birthday in 2019. Its original intent was to protect against a resurgence of Germany and to stymie the Communist bear. Times change and so must NATO. The United States and a new NATO must turn to de-escalating tensions with Russia.

The Real Risk of Unintended U.S.-Russia Conflict

Posted July 27th, 2016 at 1:43 pm (UTC-5)
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It is only a matter of time before more such dangerous incidents between Russian and U.S. or NATO forces occur. The question then will be how well-equipped both sides are to manage the consequences. Judging by the state of the relationship overall, the answer is not very well at all.